Revenge graphic organizer.docHave students brainstorm times in their lives when they had to make a choice between taking revenge or showing mercy. Have them create a chart to show the effects of both options. They should compare their charts to Bacon's arguments.
DISCUSS:
Share out about a time when you had to choose between taking revenge and showing mercy. What do you think Bacon would have said to you? Would he have agreed or disagreed? Find a sentence or line from Bacon's "On Revenge" that would apply to your situation.
Write:
Having read Wiesenthal's account and related texts, write a two-page argument that takes a position on whether the Nazi soldier deserves forgiveness and that synthesizes information from two to three different sources.
Formulate a clear central claim (position).
Support claims with logical reasons.
Use evidence from multiple sources to support reasons.
Use evidence from 2-3 different texts read within unit (The Sunflower, Marcuse's essay page 207, Langer's essay page 186, Bacon's essay).
Develop argument into a full two-page piece.
Type Essay
Type final drafts of essay in the computer lab. This will be your ONLY day to type as a class. Essays are due in my hands by Friday, NO EXCEPTIONS! Please make sure you work hard and don't goof around. If you do not finish typing today, you will have to find your own time to finish typing and turn it in to me.
THINK/WRITE:
Graphic Organizer:DISCUSS:
Share out about a time when you had to choose between taking revenge and showing mercy. What do you think Bacon would have said to you? Would he have agreed or disagreed? Find a sentence or line from Bacon's "On Revenge" that would apply to your situation.Write:
Type Essay
Type final drafts of essay in the computer lab. This will be your ONLY day to type as a class. Essays are due in my hands by Friday, NO EXCEPTIONS! Please make sure you work hard and don't goof around. If you do not finish typing today, you will have to find your own time to finish typing and turn it in to me.